State Median Income (000\'s) Alabama 76.2 Alaska 98.4 Arizona 79.7 Arkansas 70.9

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Question

State Median Income (000's) Alabama 76.2 Alaska 98.4 Arizona 79.7 Arkansas 70.9 California 91.2 Colorado 89.3 Connecticut 107.5 Delaware 90.2 Florida 75.5 Georgia 79.7 Hawaii 89.7 Idaho 67.1 Illinois 89.7 Indiana 76.7 Iowa 81.3 Kansas 79.9 Kentucky 76.4 Louisiana 82.6 Maine 77.8 Maryland 108.5 Massachusetts 106.8 Michigan 81.0 Minnesota 90.1 Mississippi 70.4 Missouri 77.0 Montana 73.6 Nebraska 78.3 Nevada 75.1 New Hampshire 93.9 New Jersey 110.7 New Mexico 77.6 New York 95.2 North Carolina 76.5 North Dakota 87.0 Ohio 80.9 Oklahoma 74.5 Oregon 78.7 Pennsylvania 86.8 Rhode Island 95.1 South Carolina 77.1 South Dakota 72.0 Tennessee 73.4 Texas 82.0 Utah 75.0 Vermont 85.1 Virginia 97.2 Washington 91.6 West Virginia 76.8 Wisconsin 82.3 Wyoming 87.9 The Datafile MedianHousehold contains the median household income for a family with two earners for each of the fifty states (American Community survey, 2013). Construct a frequency and percent frequency distribution of median household income. Begin the first class at 65.0 and use a class width of 5. Construct a histogram using Minitab. Comment on the shape of the distribution. Which state has the highest median income for two-earner households? Which state has the lowest median income for two-earner households?

Explanation / Answer

Class

Mid points

Frequency

Percent frequency

65-70

67.5

70-75

72.5

75-80

77.5

80-85

82.5

85-90

87.5

90-95

92.5

95-100

97.5

100-105

102.5

105-110

107.5

110-115

112.5

Histogram shows positively skewed distributiion.

New Jersey : The state with maximum median income

Idaho : The state with minimum median income